they do deserve special attentionfrom the public and every institution that comes into contact with them. Yes, sex offenders areprotected by the Constitution, but by the Legislature enacting notification laws, they made it clearwhen weighting any possible infringement upon rights enjoyed by convicted sex offenders thatprecedence would go to the rights of potential victims over those of sex offenders in any areawhere those rights might conflict(Martin 96). The findings regarding the effectiveness oftreatment were interesting. Treatment may be more effective for those who sexually offendbecause of previous abuse, while chemical castration may be more effective for those who offendmore so out of sexual desire. Regardless, if the justice system is going to release a high riskcriminal like a sex offender, the immediate public has a right to know. A multi-tiered approach oftreatment, notification, and chemical castration seems to be the best approach to alleviating thisvery serious problem. ...
